Forgiveness

سِتَّةٌ تَلْحَقُ الْمُؤْمِنَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ وَلَدٌ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ وَ مُصْحَفٌ يُخَلِّفُهُ وَ غَرْسٌ يَغْرِسُهُ وَ قَلِيبٌ يَحْفِرُهُ وَ صَدَقَةٌ يُجْرِيهَا وَ سُنَّةٌ يُؤْخَذُ بِهَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Six things follow a believing deceased after his death: a child that asks forgiveness for him, a book that he leaves behind, a plantation that he plants, a well that he digs, a charity that he establishes and a Sunnah which is acted upon after his death/”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ نِصْفَ جَارِيَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا بِالزِّنَى قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَى عَلَيْهِ خَمْسِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ يَسْتَغْفِرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ فِعْلِهِ‌[3] قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَعَلَتْهُ‌ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ قَذْفِهِ إِيَّاهَا وَ عَفَتْ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَا ضَرْبَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا عَفَتْ عَنْهُ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَرْفَعَهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Hamza Bin Humran, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ), said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who emancipated (librated) half of his slave girl, then accused her with the adultery. So he asws said: ‘

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شُهُودِ الزُّورِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يُجْلَدُونَ حَدّاً لَيْسَ لَهُ وَقْتٌ وَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِمْ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَهُمُ النَّاسُ وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ لا تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهادَةً أَبَداً ... إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تابُوا[1] قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ تُعْرَفُ تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ يُكْذِبُ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ النَّاسِ حَتَّى يُضْرَبَ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرَ رَبَّهُ وَ إِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Zurara, from Sama’at who said, ‘I asked him asws about false testifiers’. So he asws said: ‘They would be whipped the Penalty ( Hadd ). There is not (fixed) time for it, and that is upon the Imam asws , and they would be paraded with until the the people recognis

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَتَى أَهْلَهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ قَالَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُودُ قُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً رُبُعَ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ لِأَنَّهُ أَتَى سِفَاحاً.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from Ismail Bin Al Fazl Al Hasimy who said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan asws about a man who came to his wife and she was in menstruation. He asws said: ‘He should seek Forgiveness of Allah azwj , and should not repeat it’. I said, ‘So upon him would be the disciplinin

مَنْ شَهَرَ السِّلَاحَ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ فَعَقَرَ اقْتُصَّ مِنْهُ وَ نُفِيَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْبَلْدَةِ وَ مَنْ شَهَرَ السِّلَاحَ فِي غَيْرِ الْأَمْصَارِ وَ ضَرَبَ وَ عَقَرَ وَ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ وَ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَهُوَ مُحَارِبٌ فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَزَاءُ الْمُحَارِبِ وَ أَمْرُهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ إِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَهُ وَ [إِنْ شَاءَ] صَلَبَهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ قَطَعَ يَدَهُ وَ رِجْلَهُ قَالَ وَ إِنْ ضَرَبَ وَ قَتَلَ وَ أَخَذ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘The one who brandishes the weapon in a city from the cities, so he injures, he would be retaliated due to it, and he would be exiled from that city. And the one who brandishes the weapon i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُ اللِّصَّ يَرْفَعُهُ أَوْ يَتْرُكُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ كَانَ مُضْطَجِعاً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَوَضَعَ رِدَاءَهُ وَ خَرَجَ يُهَرِيقُ الْمَاءَ فَوَجَدَ رِدَاءَهُ قَدْ سُرِقَ حِينَ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ ذَهَبَ بِرِدَائِي فَذَهَبَ يَطْلُبُهُ فَأَخَذَ صَاحِبَهُ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص اقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ فَقَالَ صَفْوَانُ أَ تَقْط

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who seized the thief, should he raise it (the matter to the Imam asws ) or should he leave him?’ So he asws said: ‘Sufyan Bin Amayya was lying down in the Sacred Masjid, so he

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُ اللِّصَّ يَدَعُهُ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ يَرْفَعُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ كَانَ مُتَّكِئاً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى رِدَائِهِ فَقَامَ يَبُولُ فَرَجَعَ وَ قَدْ ذُهِبَ بِهِ فَطَلَبَ صَاحِبَهُ فَوَجَدَهُ فَقَدَّمَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ اقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ فَقَالَ صَفْوَانُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا أَهَبُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَل

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Al A’ala who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who seized the thief. Is leaving him better or raising it (the matter to the Imam asws )?’ So he asws said: ‘Sufyan Bin Amayya was reclining upon his robe in the

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْذِفُ الرَّجُلَ بِالزِّنَى فَيَعْفُو عَنْهُ وَ يَجْعَلُهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فِي حِلٍّ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ بَعْدُ يَبْدُو لَهُ فِي أَنْ يُقَدِّمَهُ حَتَّى يَجْلِدَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُ حَدٌّ بَعْدَ الْعَفْوِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ هُوَ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ الزَّانِيَةِ فَعَفَا عَنْهُ وَ تَرَكَ ذَلِكَ لِلَّهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ حَيَّةً فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَعْفُو

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَفْتَرِي عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فَيَعْفُو عَنْهُ ثُمَّ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْلِدَهُ بَعْدَ الْعَفْوِ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِدَهُ بَعْدَ الْعَفْوِ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from his brother Al Hassan, from Zurara Bin Muhammad, from Sama’at Bin Mihran, (The nrrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who fabricated upon the man, so he excused him from it. Then he wanted him to be whipped afte

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ يَعْنِي الزِّنَى وَ كَانَ لِلْمَقْذُوفِ أَخٌ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ فَعَفَا أَحَدُهُمَا عَنِ الْقَاذِفِ وَ أَرَادَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنْ يُقَدِّمَهُ إِلَى الْوَالِي وَ يَجْلِدَهُ أَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ أُمُّهُ هِيَ أُمَّ الَّذِي عَفَا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَفْوَ إِلَيْهِمَا جَمِيعاً إِذَا كَانَتْ أُمُّهُمَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, altogether from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘If a man says to a man, ‘O son of the ‘sexually active’, meaning the adultery, and for the slandered one

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ الْحَدَّ لَا يُورَثُ كَمَا تُورَثُ الدِّيَةُ وَ الْمَالُ وَ الْعَقَارُ وَ لَكِنْ مَنْ قَامَ بِهِ مِنَ الْوَرَثَةِ فَطَلَبَهُ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُ وَ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ فَلَمْ يَطْلُبْهُ فَلَا حَقَّ لَهُ وَ ذَلِكَ مِثْلُ رَجُلٍ قَذَفَ رَجُلًا[1] وَ لِلْمَقْذُوفِ أَخٌ فَإِنْ عَفَا عَنْهُ أَحَدُهُمَا كَانَ لِلْآخَرِ أَنْ يَطْلُبَهُ بِحَقِّهِ لِأَنَّهَا أُمُّهُمَا جَمِيعاً وَ الْعَفْوُ لَهُمَا جَمِيعاً.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty, (The narrator) says, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying that the Penalty ( Hadd ) is not inheritance just as the wergil is inherited, and the wealth, and the real estate. But the one from the inheritors st

سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَقْتُلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مُتَعَمِّداً أَ لَهُ تَوْبَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِإِيمَانِهِ فَلَا تَوْبَةَ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِغَضَبٍ أَوْ لِسَبَبِ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ تَوْبَتَهُ أَنْ يُقَادَ مِنْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عُلِمَ بِهِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُمْ بِقَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِمْ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ أَعْطَاهُمُ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub from Abdullah Bin Sinan and Ibn Bakeyr, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘He asws was asked about the Believer who kills the Believer deliberately, is there repentance for hi

يُقَادُ بِهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ بِهِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِ فَأَعْلَمَهُمْ أَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ أَعْطَاهُمُ الدِّيَةَ وَ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً وَ صَامَ‌ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتابِعَيْنِ‌ وَ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَى سِتِّينَ مِسْكِيناً.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suwed, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having been asked about a man who killed a Believer and he knew he was a Believer, besides that it was anger that carried him upon killin

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مَجْنُوناً فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَجْنُونُ أَرَادَهُ فَدَفَعَهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قَوَدٍ وَ لَا دِيَةٍ وَ يُعْطَى وَرَثَتُهُ دِيَتَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمَجْنُونُ أَرَادَهُ فَلَا قَوَدَ لِمَنْ لَا يُقَادُ مِنْهُ فَأَرَى أَنَّ عَلَى قَاتِلِهِ الدِّيَةَ مِنْ مَا

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a man who killed an insane man. So he asws said: ‘If it was that the insane intended (to kill) him, so he defended himself, so

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ لَهُ مَمْلُوكَانِ قَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ أَ لَهُ أَنْ يُقِيدَهُ بِهِ دُونَ السُّلْطَانِ إِنْ أَحَبَّ ذَلِكَ قَالَ هُوَ مَالُهُ يَفْعَلُ بِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Is’haq Bin Ammar who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man for whom were two slaves. One of the two killed his companion, is it for him that he can retaliate with him besides the ruling authorities, if he so likes that?’ He asws said: ‘He was h

اقْتُلْهُ بِهِ قِيلَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُسْلِمْ قَالَ يُدْفَعُ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ [فَإِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوا وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا عَفَوْا وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا اسْتَرَقُّوا وَ إِنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ مَالٌ دُفِعَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ‌] هُوَ وَ مَالُهُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, bother together from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Zureys Al Kunasy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a Christian who killed a Muslim. So when he was seized, he became a Muslim. He asws said: ‘He would be kille

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ أَعْوَرَ أُصِيبَتْ عَيْنُهُ الصَّحِيحَةُ فَفُقِئَتْ أَنْ تُفْقَأَ إِحْدَى عَيْنَيْ صَاحِبِهِ وَ يُعْقَلَ لَهُ نِصْفُ الدِّيَةِ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَخَذَ دِيَةً كَامِلَةً وَ يُعْفَى عَنْ عَيْنِ صَاحِبِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya,f rom Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays who said, ‘Abu Ja’far asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a one-eyed man whose correct eye was hit, so it was blinded: ‘He can blind an eye o

فِي رَجُلٍ شَجَّ رَجُلًا مُوضِحَةً ثُمَّ يَطْلُبُ فِيهَا فَوَهَبَهَا لَهُ ثُمَّ انْتَفَضَتْ بِهِ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَقَالَ‌ هُوَ ضَامِنٌ لِلدِّيَةِ إِلَّا قِيمَةَ الْمُوضِحَةِ لِأَنَّهُ وَهَبَهَا لَهُ وَ لَمْ يَهَبِ النَّفْسَ وَ فِي السِّمْحَاقِ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي دُونَ الْمُوضِحَةِ خَمْسُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ فِيهَا إِذَا كَانَتْ فِي الْوَجْهِ ضِعْفُ الدِّيَةِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الشَّيْنِ وَ فِي الْمَأْمُومَةِ ثُلُثُ الدِّيَةِ وَ ه

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from one of his comapnions, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who fractured a man exposing his bone. Then he sought (forgiveness) so he gifted it to him. Then it (injury) worsened, so it killed him. So he asws said: ‘He is responsible for th

إِنْ أَرَادَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَعْفُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ قَتَلَ وَ رَدَّ نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ عَلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ الْمُقَادِ مِنْهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed and Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel Bin Darraj, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) that it was asked from Amir Al Momineen asws regarding a man who was killed and for him were two guardians. So one of them forgave and the other one refused to f

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أُمٌّ وَ أَبٌ وَ ابْنٌ فَقَالَ الِابْنُ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَ قَاتِلَ أَبِي وَ قَالَ الْأَبُ أَنَا أَعْفُو وَ قَالَتِ الْأُمُّ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَلْيُعْطِ الِابْنُ أُمَّ الْمَقْتُولِ السُّدُسَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ وَ يُعْطِي وَرَثَةَ الْقَاتِلِ السُّدُسَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ حَقَّ الْأَبِ الَّذِي عَفَا وَ لْيَقْتُلْهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad Al Hannat who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who was killed and for him was a mother and a father and a son. So the son said, ‘I want that the killer of my father be killed’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ صِغَارٌ وَ كِبَارٌ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَفَا الْأَوْلَادُ الْكِبَارُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْتَلُ وَ يَجُوزُ عَفْوُ الْأَوْلَادِ الْكِبَارِ فِي حِصَصِهِمْ فَإِذَا كَبِرَ الصِّغَارُ كَانَ لَهُمْ أَنْ‌[1] يَطْلُبُوا حِصَصَهُمْ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who was killed and for him were young children, and older ones. What is your asws view that if the older children forgive?’ So he asws said: ‘He would not be killed, and the forgiveness of the older children is allowed regarding their share.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أَخٌ فِي دَارِ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ لَهُ أَخٌ فِي دَارِ الْبَدْوِ وَ لَمْ يُهَاجِرْ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَفَا الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ وَ أَرَادَ الْبَدَوِيُّ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ أَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ لِلْبَدَوِيِّ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ مُهَاجِرِيّاً حَتَّى يُهَاجِرَ قَالَ وَ إِذَا عَفَا الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ فَإِنَّ عَفْوَهُ جَائِزٌ قُلْتُ فَلِلْبَدَوِيِّ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ شَيْ‌ءٌ قَالَ أَمَّا الْمِيرَ

Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Zurara who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a man who was killed, and for him is a brother in the house of the migration, and for him is a brother in the house of the Bedouins who did not migrate. What is your asws view if the emigrant forgive and the Bedouin want that he be kil

لَيْسَ لِلنِّسَاءِ عَفْوٌ وَ لَا قَوَدٌ.

Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Kufy, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Nahdy, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed, from Aban, from Abu Al Abbas, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘There is neither forgiveness nor retaliation for the women’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِيمَنْ عَفَا مِنْ ذِي سَهْمٍ فَإِنَّ عَفْوَهُ جَائِزٌ وَ قَضَى فِي أَرْبَعَةِ إِخْوَةٍ عَفَا أَحَدُهُمْ قَالَ يُعْطَى بَقِيَّتُهُمُ الدِّيَةَ وَ يُرْفَعُ عَنْهُمْ بِحِصَّةِ الَّذِي عَفَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the one with a share who forgave, so his forgiveness is allowed; and he asws judged regarding four brothers, one of them forgave, he

إِذَا عَفَا عَنْهُمَا بَعْضُ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ دُرِئَ عَنْهُمَا الْقَتْلُ وَ طُرِحَ عَنْهُمَا مِنَ الدِّيَةِ بِقَدْرِ حِصَّةِ مَنْ عَفَا وَ أَدَّيَا الْبَاقِيَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمَا إِلَى الَّذِي لَمْ يَعْفُ وَ قَالَ عَفْوُ كُلِّ ذِي سَهْمٍ جَائِزٌ[3].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Jameel Bin Darraj, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding two men who killed a man deliberately, and for him were two guardians, so one of the guardians forgave. So he asws said: ‘When one of the two guardians forgives both of them,

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلَيْنِ عَمْداً وَ لَهُمَا أَوْلِيَاءُ فَعَفَا أَوْلِيَاءُ أَحَدِهِمَا وَ أَبَى الْآخَرُونَ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَقْتُلُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَعْفُ وَ إِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا الدِّيَةَ أَخَذُوا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَرَجُلَانِ قَتَلَا رَجُلًا عَمْداً وَ لَهُ وَلِيَّانِ فَعَفَا أَحَدُ الْوَلِيَّيْنِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِذَا عَفَا بَعْضُ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ دُرِئَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Rahman, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who killed two men deliberately, and for both of them were guardians. So the guardians of one of the two forgave and the other ones refused. So he asws said: ‘The ones who did no

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ فَمَنْ تَصَدَّقَ‌ بِهِ فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةٌ لَهُ‌[1] فَقَالَ يُكَفَّرُ عَنْهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَفَا وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَمَنْ عُفِيَ لَهُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَاتِّباعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ أَداءٌ إِلَيْهِ بِإِحْسانٍ‌[2] قَالَ يَنْبَغِي لِلَّذِي لَهُ الْحَقُّ أَنْ لَا يَعْسُرَ أَخَاهُ إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ صَالَحَهُ عَلَى دِيَةٍ وَ يَنْبَغ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:45] but he who foregoes it, it shall be an expiation for him . So he asws said: ‘It would expiate from

الرَّجُلُ يَعْفُو أَوْ يَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ ثُمَّ يَجْرَحُ صَاحِبَهُ أَوْ يَقْتُلُهُ فَلَهُ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Abu Jameela, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [2:178] so whoever exceeds the limit after this he shall have a painful Punishment . So he asws said

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ وَلَدِ الزِّنَى أَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُ فَقَالَ لَا فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ عُتَيْبَةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهَا تَجُوزُ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَغْفِرْ ذَنْبَهُ مَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلْحَكَمِ بْنِ عُتَيْبَةَ- وَ إِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَ لِقَوْمِكَ‌[3].

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the testimony of one who is born out of wedlock if it is acceptable. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not acceptable.’ I then said that al-Hakam ibn al-‘Utaybah considers it acceptable. He (the Imam) said, ‘O Lord, do not forgive his sin. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has not

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ كَفَّارَةِ الْيَمِينِ فَقَالَ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ ضَعُفَ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ وَ عَجَزَ قَالَ يَتَصَدَّقُ عَلَى عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ عَجَزَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُدْ فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ الْكَفَّارَةِ وَ أَقْصَاهُ وَ أَدْنَاهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ رَبَّهُ وَ يُظْهِرُ تَوْبَةً وَ نَدَامَةً.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the Kaffarah (expiation) due to oath. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is fasting for three days.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if one feels weak and cannot do it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He can give charity to ten destitute people.’ I asked, ‘What happens if he cannot do it?’ He (the Imam) s

سَافَرْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَأَمَرَ غُلَامَهُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ فَخَالَفَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ اللَّهِ لَأَضْرِبَنَّكَ يَا غُلَامُ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَرَهُ ضَرَبَهُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ لَتَضْرِبَنَّ غُلَامَكَ فَلَمْ أَرَكَ ضَرَبْتَهُ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- وَ أَنْ تَعْفُوا أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوى‌[2].

“I once travelled with abu Ja‘far (a.s.), to Makkah and he (the Imam) commanded his slave to do something but he disobeyed and abu Ja’far (a.s.), said, ‘By Allah, I will beat you, O ghulam (servant).’ I however, did not see him beating the ghulam, thus, I asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your caus

مَنْ عَجَزَ عَنِ الْكَفَّارَةِ الَّتِي تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ صَوْمٍ أَوْ عِتْقٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ فِي يَمِينٍ أَوْ نَذْرٍ أَوْ قَتْلٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فِيهِ الْكَفَّارَةُ فَالاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُ كَفَّارَةٌ مَا خَلَا يَمِينَ الظِّهَارِ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ مَا يُكَفِّرُ حَرُمَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا وَ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَرْضَى الْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعَهُ وَ لَا يُجَامِ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ‘If one fails to pay an expiation which is due on him or setting free of a slave or charity because of an oath or a vow and commitment or murder and so forth or causes for which expiation is obligatory on him, then asking forgiveness is his choice in place of paying expia

الظِّهَارُ إِذَا عَجَزَ صَاحِبُهُ عَنِ الْكَفَّارَةِ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ رَبَّهُ وَ يَنْوِي أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ[3] قَبْلَ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَ ثُمَّ لْيُوَاقِعْ وَ قَدْ أَجْزَأَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ مِنَ الْكَفَّارَةِ فَإِذَا وَجَدَ السَّبِيلَ إِلَى مَا يُكَفِّرُ يَوْماً مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ فَلْيُكَفِّرْ وَ إِنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَ أَطْعَمَ نَفْسَهُ وَ عِيَالَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُجْزِئُهُ إِذَا كَانَ مُحْتَاجاً وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَسْتَغْف

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that in the case of al-Zihar if the man fails to pay the expiation, he must then ask forgiveness from his Lord and keep his intention not to repeat it again before going to bed and then go to bed, it is sufficient for expiation. When he finds a way to pay the expiation in one of the da

كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ ع‌ رَجُلٌ حَلَفَ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ ص فَحَنِثَ مَا تَوْبَتُهُ وَ كَفَّارَتُهُ فَوَقَّعَ ع يُطْعِمُ عَشَرَةَ مَسَاكِينَ لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ مُدٌّ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

‘He must feed ten destitute people with one mud (a certain measurement) to each one and ask forgiveness from Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’”

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَاقَعَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ وَاقَعَهَا فِي اسْتِقْبَالِ الدَّمِ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَ لْيَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِقَدْرِ قُوتِ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ لِيَوْمِهِ وَ لَا يَعُدْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ وَاقَعَهَا فِي إِدْبَارِ الدَّمِ فِي آخِرِ أَيَّامِهَا قَبْلَ الْغُسْلِ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a man who falls on his wife during her experiencing Hayd (menses). He (the Imam) said, Tf he has done so in the beginning of her Hayd (menses) he must ask forgiveness from Allah and give charity, to seven people of the believing ones, of one day’s meals and must

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي رَجُلٍ قِيلَ لَهُ فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا فَعَلْتُهُ وَ قَدْ فَعَلَهُ فَقَالَ كَذِبَةٌ كَذَبَهَا يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنْهَا.

“This is about the case of a man who after being asked, ‘Did you do such and such work?’ says, ‘No, by Allah, I have not done it’ when in fact he has done it. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amz’r al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘It is a lie that he has spoken and he must ask Allah for forgiveness.’”

كَانَتْ مِنْ أَيْمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَا وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ.

“Of the oath of the Messenger of Allah (sw) was his saying, ‘No, and I ask Allah for forgiveness.’”

مَا سَمِعْتُ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ كَانَ أَزْهَدَ مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِلَّا مَا بَلَغَنِي مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ كَانَ الْإِمَامُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ فِي الزُّهْدِ وَ وَعَظَ أَبْكَى مَنْ بِحَضْرَتِهِ قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ وَ قَرَأْتُ صَحِيفَةً فِيهَا كَلَامُ زُهْدٍ مِنْ كَلَامِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ كَتَبْتُ مَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلِيَّ

I have not heard of anyone who was more ascetic (pious) than Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) except for what has reached to me from Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws)’. Abu Hamza said, ‘Whenever Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) spoke regarding the ascetism (self restrain), those who were present with him (asws) , (their ey

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ وَ قَدْ خَفَرَهُ النَّفَسُ‌[6] فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ مَجْلِسَهُ قَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَا هَذَا النَّفَسُ الْعَالِي فَقَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ كَبِرَ سِنِّي وَ دَقَّ عَظْمِي وَ اقْتَرَبَ أَجَلِي مَعَ أَنَّنِي لَسْتُ أَدْرِي مَا أَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَمْرِ آخِرَتِي فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَ

‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws), when Abu Baseer came up to him (asws), and he was panting. So when he took his seat, Abu Abdullah (asws) said to him: ‘O Abu Muhammad, what is this heavy breathing for?’ He said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), O son (asws) of the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj), gre

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَالِساً إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ فِيكَ شَبَهاً مِنْ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ‌[1] وَ لَوْ لَا أَنْ تَقُولَ فِيكَ طَوَائِفُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَا قَالَتِ النَّصَارَى فِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ لَقُلْتُ فِيكَ قَوْلًا لَا تَمُرُّ بِمَلَإٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا أَخَذُوا التُّرَابَ مِنْ تَحْتِ قَدَمَيْكَ يَلْتَمِسُونَ بِذَلِكَ الْبَرَكَةَ قَا

‘One day the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) was explaining (matters) in a session when Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) came over. The Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) said to him (asws) that: ‘In you (asws) there is a similarity with Isa (as) Bin Maryam (as), and had it not been for a sect from my (saww) community saying reg

كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَبِيعُ الزَّيْتَ وَ كَانَ يُحِبُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حُبّاً شَدِيداً كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ فِي حَاجَتِهِ لَمْ يَمْضِ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ عُرِفَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ تَطَاوَلَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ ذَاتُ يَوْمٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَتَطَاوَلَ لَهُ رَسُولُ‌ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ مَضَى فِي حَاجَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِأَسْ

‘There was a man who used to sell oil, and he used to love the Messenger of Allah with intense love. Whenever he intended to go for his business needs, he would never do it unless he looked at the Messenger of Allah first. He became well known for that for he would stretch himself above others so that he could look at

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ ظَهَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ فَلْيُكْثِرْ ذِكْرَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ مَنْ كَثُرَتْ هُمُومُهُ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ وَ مَنْ أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ الْفَقْرُ فَلْيُكْثِرْ مِنْ قَوْلِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ يَنْفِي عَنْهُ الْفَقْرَ وَ قَالَ فَقَدَ النَّبِيُّ ص رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ مَا غَيَّبَكَ عَنَّا فَقَالَ الْفَقْرُ يَا رَسُولَ الل

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said that the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) said; ‘For whom the Blessings appear should frequently mention ‘الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ’ ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj)’, and the one who has numerous worries so for him is ‘بِالِاسْتِغْفَارِ’ to seek Forgiveness, and the one who is pressed by the poverty should fr

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ مِنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ قَدْ أَعْيَتْ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَجِدَ أَحَداً يُفَسِّرُهَا وَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَصْنَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ كُلُّ صِنْفٍ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئاً غَيْرَ الَّذِي قَالَ الصِّنْفُ الْآخَرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَا خَلَقَ ا

‘A man from the scholars of the people of Syria (Al-Shaam) came up to Abu Ja’far (asws). He said, ‘O Abu Ja’far (asws), I have come to ask you (asws) a question which has exhausted me in finding one who could explain it to me, and I have asked three kinds of the people about it, so each type from them said something ot

قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ لَنَا جَاراً يَنْتَهِكُ الْمَحَارِمَ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَتْرُكُ الصَّلَاةَ فَضْلًا عَنْ غَيْرِهَا فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ أَعْظَمَ ذَلِكَ أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ النَّاصِبُ لَنَا شَرٌّ مِنْهُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُذْكَرُ عِنْدَهُ أَهْلُ الْبَيْتِ فَيَرِقُّ لِذِكْرِنَا إِلَّا مَسَحَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَهْرَهُ وَ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ كُ

72. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzaal, from Ali Bin Uqba, form Umar Bin Abaan, from Abdul Hameed Al-Wabishy, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) said, when I said from him (asws), ‘We have a neighbour who violates all the Prohibitions to the extent tha

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْمُؤْمِنُ‌[6] أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْأَدْوَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةِ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْجُنُونِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْخَمْسِينَ خَفَّفَ‌ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حِسَابَهُ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ الْإِنَابَةَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ السَّبْعِينَ أَحَبَّهُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الثَّمَانِينَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِإِثْبَاتِ حَسَنَاتِ

When the ‘Momin’ (believer) reaches forty years, Allah (azwj) Secures him from three illnesses – the leprosy, and the albinism and the madness. So when he reaches fifty, Allah (azwj) Makes his Accounting to be light. When he reaches sixty years, Allah (azwj) Grants him the repentance. So when he reaches seventy, the in

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَفِي فُسْحَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ‌[2] مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَإِذَا بَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى مَلَكَيْهِ قَدْ عَمَّرْتُ عَبْدِي هَذَا عُمُراً فَغَلِّظَا وَ شَدِّدَا وَ تَحَفَّظَا وَ اكْتُبَا عَلَيْهِ قَلِيلَ عَمَلِهِ وَ كَثِيرَهُ وَ صَغِيرَهُ وَ كَبِيرَهُ.

The servant has the opportunity (to seek forgiveness) until he reaches at the age of forty years. So when he reaches at the age of forty years, Allah (azwj) Reveals to His (azwj) two Angels: “I (azwj) have Let My (azwj) servant to get to this age, so stringent and be more strict with him and write down all from little,

قَالَ إِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ أَنْ لَا تُعْرَفُوا فَافْعَلُوا وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ إِنْ لَمْ يُثْنِ النَّاسُ عَلَيْكَ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَذْمُوماً عِنْدَ النَّاسِ إِذَا كُنْتَ مَحْمُوداً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لِأَحَدِ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٍ يَزْدَادُ فِيهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِحْسَاناً وَ رَجُلٍ يَتَدَارَكُ مَنِيَّتَهُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ

‘If you have the ability to make yourselves unknown, you better do it. And it should not matter to you if the people do not praise you, and it should not matter to you either that you are condemned by the people whilst you are being Praised in the Presence of Allah (azwj). Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) used to say: ‘There is

قُلْتُ لَهُ- كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ فَقالُوا أَ بَشَراً مِنَّا واحِداً نَتَّبِعُهُ‌ إِنَّا إِذاً لَفِي ضَلالٍ وَ سُعُرٍ أَ أُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْنِنا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ[2] قَالَ هَذَا كَانَ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا بِهِ صَالِحاً وَ مَا أَهْلَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَوْماً قَطُّ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الرُّسُلَ فَيَحْتَجُّوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ صَالِحاً فَدَع

Abu Abdullah (asws) said when it was said to him (asws) “[54:23] (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings [54:24] For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness [54:25] Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an i

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ- يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِمَنْ فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ مِنَ الْأَسْرى‌ إِنْ يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ خَيْراً يُؤْتِكُمْ خَيْراً مِمَّا أُخِذَ مِنْكُمْ‌ وَ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ‌[1] قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي الْعَبَّاسِ وَ عَقِيلٍ وَ نَوْفَلٍ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص نَهَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ فَأُسِرُوا فَأَرْسَلَ عَلِيّا

244. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, who has said the following: Abu Abdullah (asws), said, ‘I heard him (asws) saying regarding this Verse: “[8:70] O Prophet! say to those of the captives who are in your hands: If Allah knows anything good in your hearts, He will give to

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَ جَعَلْتُمْ‌ سِقايَةَ الْحاجِ‌ ______________________________ «بقية الحاشية من الصفحة الماضية» أى اسلاما و اخلاصا أو رغبة في الايمان و صحة نية؛ «يؤتكم خيرا» أي يعطكم خيرا «مما أخذ منكم» من الفداء أما في الدنيا و الآخرة و إمّا في الآخرة؛ «وَ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَ اللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ» روى عن العباس ابن عبد المطلب إنّه قال: نزلت هذه الآية فيّ و في أصحابى كان معى عشرون أو